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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN W. POST, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE MODEL SEWING MACHINECOMPANY.

SEWING-*MACHINE STAND.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,888, dated October4,1887.

Application filed October 26, 1885. Serial No. 180,994. (No model.)Patented in England November 21, 1885, No. 14,277. v

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN W. PosT, a citizen of the UnitedStates,residingat New York, in the county of New York and State of NewYork, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSewing-Machine Stands; and I do hereby declare the following to beafull, clear, and exact description of the invention.

This invention relates to certain improvements in stands forsewing-machines, substantially as hereinafter fully described, and asset forth in the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings,Figures 1 and 2show,by an end and a side elevation,respectively, a stand constructed according to my invention. Fig.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the treadle, showing the hearings by means ofwhich it is connected with the brace andthe stand in section. Fig. 4 isa sectional elevation of the stand-brace having the treadle connectedtherewith, and Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the wire guard for thefly or, balance wheel of the machine.

In the drawings, A indicates the stand of the machine, to which issecured a table, B, that supports the operating mechanism.

13' is the case or cover, which may be constructed as usual, though Iprefer to form openings b, of any desired ornamental outline orconfiguration, in the front and rear vertical walls, or in all four ofits vertical walls, the operating mechanism being protected from dust bypanels of glass, 1), that cover said openings. This feature renders themachine more attractive, and the mechanism thereof maybe readilyinspected without removing the cover or case B".

The table B may be constructed to support one or two sets of drawers, asusual, and a folding or hinged extension combined therewith, or not, asdesired.

Under some circumstances it may be found desirable to connect the draweror set of drawers 0 with the table B in such manner as to adapt the sameto be readily disconnected from'said table. This I effect by forming adovetailed groove, 0, in the upper face of the drawer or set of drawers0, and. secure to the table B a dovetailed cleat, b, as shown in Fig. 1,'to adapt the said drawers to slide on or off said cleat. It is obviousthat this arrangement may be reversed and the cleat provided with adovetailed groove and the upper part of the drawer dovetailed; or anyother suitable connection may be adopted whereby the desired result isobtained.

When the drawers are detachably secured to the table B of the machine,the latter may be readily shown with or without drawers and soldaccording to the selection of the purchaser, while if purchased with thedrawers the purchaser has the means of removing the same at any time,which is a very convenient feature. A further advantage is gained, inthat all danger of accident to or breakage of the drawers in packing orshipping is avoided, as the drawers may be packed and shippedseparately, if desired.

A is the stand proper, composed of the legs a a, braced together in anydesired manner by suitable cross-braces, in which are formed bearingsfor the treadle-bar and for the shaft w of the driving-wheel W, asusual.

To facilitate the assemblage of the parts of the stand, to save laborand expense, and at the same time to render the operation of the treadlemore easy, provide means for taking up or compensating for the wear ofthe treadlebearings, and, finally, producing a cheap, strong, anddurable stand, I construct the same as follows:

In the cross-braces a of the legs a is formed an opening or hearing forthe adjusting-screw of the treadle-bar F, similar bearings being formedin the lower end, e, of the arms 0 e of a brace, E, that connects thelegs ca together.

The hearings or openings in the lower end, e, of the arms 6 e of brace Eare screwthreaded interiorly to receive the correspondingly threaded andpointed or conical bearing screws f f.

In the outer ends of the treadle-bar F is formed a conical socket, f,for the reception of the conical point of the screws e e, which latterpass freely through the holes formed in the brace a'of the legs a; and fis acheck-nut by means of which the screws 6 are held against rotationand the legs a are forced against the brace E.

Should the bearings for the treadle become worn by use, to compensatefor such wear it will only be necessary to loosen one of the IOUcheck-nuts f, rotate the screws in the proper direction the requireddistance,and then again tighten the check-nuts. By means of thissimplearrangementthe screws 6" are made to serve the double purpose ofbearings for the treadlebar F and of a belt or screw to hold the lowerends of the legs (0 together. The upper end of the brace E hasacross-bar, e, that connects the arms 0 a of said brace at their upperend, said cross-bar being preferably made integral with the brace-arms,and the brace being secured at that point to the legs a of the stand byan ordinary machine-screw ora nut and bolt; or said brace may havethreaded trunnions projecting through suitable openings formed in thelegs (or a crossbar thereof) of the stand and secured thereto by meansof nuts. To further strengthen the stand, a like cross-bar, c, connectsthe lower end, 0, of the arms e of the brace E together, said bar beingcast-with or forming an integral part of said arms and takes the placeof the usual connecting'rod on which the treadle is mounted.

In sewing-machines of usual construction,in which the drit'ingwheel isapplied inside the legs of the stand, it has been customary to employ ashield or guard of cast-iron either formed integral with the legs orsecured thereto to protect the operator from contact with or injury bysaid wheel. Such a guard renders the stand very heavy and adds to theexpense thereof. To obviate these disadvantages I employ a guard made ofa piece of stout wire, G. (Shown detached in Fig. and in Fig. 2 appliedto the stand.) The wire is bent to an arc of a circle correspondiingwith the periphery of the driving-wheel V, and has arms 9 g,that areperforated for the passage of a pin or bolt,by means of which it may beriveted or screwed to the legs a of stand A over the wheel.

Vhat I claim is- 1. The combination,with thelegs ofthe stand, of thebrace having the cross-rod at its upper end and secured to the legs, thecross-rod at the lower end, the perforations near the lowerends,screw-threaded,asshown,and the pointed screws passing through thelegs and-brace and forming the bearings for the treadle-bar betweenthem, and also for holding thelegs and brace together, substantially asdescribed.

2. The combination, with the legs of the stand and the driving orbalance wheel, ofthe guard G, consisting ofa single piece of metal bentto substantially conform to the curve of the periphery of the wheel, andsecured at both ends to the adjacent leg, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two. witnesses.

JOHN \V. POST.

\Vitnesses:

G150. \V. Coon, Jxo. H. BOARDMAN.

